- ECO-Justice: Building Capacity and Vision for Engage Community Action

First Community is pleased to be hosting guest speaker Dr. Greg Hitzhusen at 12:30p on Sunday, April 30th in Grace Hall. Dr. Hitzhusen is a professor of religion and ecology at The Ohio State University and holds a M.Div. from Yale and a Ph.D. in faith-based environmental education from Cornell. He sits on the Steering Team of the Center for Ethics and Human Values at OSU, and was founding director and board chair of Ohio Interfaith Power and Light. He has previously worked for the National Religious Partnership for the Environment and as Land Stewardship Specialist for the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Programs, and his teaching and research focus on the intersection of faith and environment, building sustainable communities, and partnerships between scientific and faith communities.

Dr. Hitzhusen will be discussing how our faith informs environmental justice and how we can take action in the areas of creation care, environmental sustainability, and environmental justice. Please register here for this worthwhile event.